RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Kane Tanaka
1903 - 2022
Kane Tanaka
Kane Tanaka (田中 カ子, Tanaka Kane, née Ōta (太田); 2 January 1903 – 19 April 2022) was a Japanese supercentenarian who, until her death at the age of 119 years, 107 days, was the world's oldest verified living person, following the death of Chiyo Miyako on 22 July 2018. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kane Tanaka has received more than 4,770,942 page views. Her biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Kane Tanaka is the 531st most popular religious figure (down from 350th in 2019), the 64th most popular biography from Japan (down from 32nd in 2019) and the most popular Japanese Religious Figure.
Kane Tanaka is most famous for being the first Japanese wrestler to hold the prestigious IWGP Heavyweight Championship.
Memorability Metrics
4.8M
Page Views (PV)
67.14
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
38
Languages Editions (L)
6.95
Effective Languages (L*)
2.94
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Kane Tanaka ranks 531 out of 3,187. Before her are John Climacus, Ja'far ibn Abi Talib, Ibn Hazm, Pope Miltiades, James, brother of Jesus, and Vincent Ferrer. After her are Gregory Palamas, Mary of Egypt, Pope Agapetus I, Pope Stephen VI, Peter the Hermit, and Thích Nhất Hạnh.
Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJohn Climacus
579 - 649
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 525
Ja'far ibn Abi Talib
589 - 629
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 526
Ibn Hazm
994 - 1064
HPI: 67.20
Rank: 527
Pope Miltiades
250 - 314
HPI: 67.18
Rank: 528
James, brother of Jesus
20 BC - 69
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 529
Vincent Ferrer
1350 - 1419
HPI: 67.16
Rank: 530
Kane Tanaka
1903 - 2022
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 531
Gregory Palamas
1296 - 1359
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 532
Mary of Egypt
344 - 421
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 533
Pope Agapetus I
490 - 536
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 534
Pope Stephen VI
850 - 897
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 535
Peter the Hermit
1050 - 1115
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 536
Thích Nhất Hạnh
1926 - 2022
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 537
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1903, Kane Tanaka ranks 18. Before her are Fernandel, Yasujirō Ozu, Marguerite Yourcenar, Vladimir Horowitz, Adolf Butenandt, and Andrey Kolmogorov. After her are Jan Tinbergen, Anaïs Nin, Mustafa Barzani, Galeazzo Ciano, José Antonio Primo de Rivera, and Hugo Theorell. Among people deceased in 2022, Kane Tanaka ranks 25. Before her are Vivienne Westwood, Yusuf al-Qaradawi, Robbie Coltrane, José Eduardo dos Santos, Francisco Gento, and Uwe Seeler. After her are Sidney Poitier, Dietrich Mateschitz, Thích Nhất Hạnh, Angela Lansbury, Lata Mangeshkar, and Peter Brook.
Others Born in 1903
Go to all RankingsFernandel
ACTOR
1903 - 1971
HPI: 69.55
Rank: 12
Yasujirō Ozu
FILM DIRECTOR
1903 - 1963
HPI: 69.52
Rank: 13
Marguerite Yourcenar
WRITER
1903 - 1987
HPI: 69.33
Rank: 14
Vladimir Horowitz
MUSICIAN
1903 - 1989
HPI: 69.06
Rank: 15
Adolf Butenandt
CHEMIST
1903 - 1995
HPI: 68.54
Rank: 16
Andrey Kolmogorov
MATHEMATICIAN
1903 - 1987
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 17
Kane Tanaka
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1903 - 2022
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 18
Jan Tinbergen
ECONOMIST
1903 - 1994
HPI: 66.72
Rank: 19
Anaïs Nin
WRITER
1903 - 1977
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 20
Mustafa Barzani
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1903 - 1979
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 21
Galeazzo Ciano
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1944
HPI: 66.62
Rank: 22
José Antonio Primo de Rivera
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1936
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 23
Hugo Theorell
BIOLOGIST
1903 - 1982
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 24
Others Deceased in 2022
Go to all RankingsVivienne Westwood
FASHION DESIGNER
1941 - 2022
HPI: 67.92
Rank: 19
Yusuf al-Qaradawi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1926 - 2022
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 20
Robbie Coltrane
ACTOR
1950 - 2022
HPI: 67.67
Rank: 21
José Eduardo dos Santos
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2022
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 22
Francisco Gento
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 2022
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 23
Uwe Seeler
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 2022
HPI: 67.16
Rank: 24
Kane Tanaka
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1903 - 2022
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 25
Sidney Poitier
ACTOR
1927 - 2022
HPI: 67.05
Rank: 26
Dietrich Mateschitz
BUSINESSPERSON
1944 - 2022
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 27
Thích Nhất Hạnh
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1926 - 2022
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 28
Angela Lansbury
ACTOR
1925 - 2022
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 29
Lata Mangeshkar
SINGER
1929 - 2022
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 30
Peter Brook
FILM DIRECTOR
1925 - 2022
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 31
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Kane Tanaka ranks 64 out of 6,245. Before her are Liv Ullmann (1938), Junji Nishikawa (1907), Empress Michiko (1934), Mako (1933), Tsutomu Yamaguchi (1916), and Natsume Sōseki (1867). After her are Akechi Mitsuhide (1526), Tokugawa Yoshinobu (1837), Hideki Yukawa (1907), Kenzō Tange (1913), Fumio Kishida (1957), and Akira Toriyama (1955).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsLiv Ullmann
ACTOR
1938 - Present
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 58
Junji Nishikawa
SOCCER PLAYER
1907 - Present
HPI: 67.56
Rank: 59
Empress Michiko
CELEBRITY
1934 - Present
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 60
Mako
ACTOR
1933 - 2006
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 61
Tsutomu Yamaguchi
ENGINEER
1916 - 2010
HPI: 67.27
Rank: 62
Natsume Sōseki
WRITER
1867 - 1916
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 63
Kane Tanaka
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1903 - 2022
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 64
Akechi Mitsuhide
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1526 - 1582
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 65
Tokugawa Yoshinobu
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1837 - 1913
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 66
Hideki Yukawa
PHYSICIST
1907 - 1981
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 67
Kenzō Tange
ARCHITECT
1913 - 2005
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 68
Fumio Kishida
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 69
Akira Toriyama
COMIC ARTIST
1955 - 2024
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 70
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Japan
Among religious figures born in Japan, Kane Tanaka ranks 1. After her are Dōgen (1200), Nichiren (1222), Benkei (1155), Paulo Miki (1564), Empress Meishō (1624), Abe no Seimei (921), Sen no Rikyū (1522), Yamamoto Tsunetomo (1659), Mikao Usui (1865), Dom Justo Takayama (1552), and Ikkyū (1394).
Kane Tanaka
1903 - 2022
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 1
Dōgen
1200 - 1253
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 2
Nichiren
1222 - 1282
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 3
Benkei
1155 - 1189
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 4
Paulo Miki
1564 - 1597
HPI: 64.76
Rank: 5
Empress Meishō
1624 - 1696
HPI: 64.74
Rank: 6
Abe no Seimei
921 - 1005
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 7
Sen no Rikyū
1522 - 1591
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 8
Yamamoto Tsunetomo
1659 - 1719
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 9
Mikao Usui
1865 - 1926
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 10
Dom Justo Takayama
1552 - 1615
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 11
Ikkyū
1394 - 1481
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 12